planedriver

Hardly worthwhile, might as well delete post.

Sorry about that.

Rgds planey

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14 minutes ago, Red said:

Yeah one of the reasons aeros in a Helicopter aren't a good idea for most Helicopter/pilot combinations.

Negative G is a no-no

Not always prudent to push the boundaries into the somewhat unknown.

I've always felt a little more comfortable flying builders planks than ceiling fans.

Silly terms maybe.😜

Whatever happened to the quid, soverine, crown and half a crown to say nothing about the poor old thuppence and sprazee?

Very sad outcome.

Although i've been in quite a few, personally, I dont like them much as I feel they rely on on too many parts which could go wrong, go wrong.

Maintenance demands seem far hight than what i'd prefer.

Simple things generally seem more reliable to me.

That's just my personal feelings.

That was a real feat back then.

Back when I worked in UK for an electronics firm, I was involved in the final test and inspection for many huge control panels built for the British Navy.

All the wiring was pink. Thick bundles of it!

Can you imagine what a headache that was to sort out all the wiring mistakes from the factory floor?

It's no wonder i'm a bit nutty!

On 04/04/2025 at 9:03 AM, facthunter said:

It's called a RUNway isn't it.?.  Nev

Possibly only after a bowl on Nutrigrain or similar.

When I first posted this thread, I never imagined that it would stir the thought pot so much, but the response has been really interesting from all.

On 02/12/2024 at 2:01 PM, peterg said:

I did England to Australia in 1990 in a Cessna 170 - VFR, no GPS, ADF died crossing the English Channel, 2 x VOR of limited use / reliability.

ONC's had some interesting omissions, lots of military airspace in some countries, Gulf War still part of daily conversation.

The same trip in a fast single, auto pilot,  IFR etc would have been comparatively relaxing - CIR recommended if you are planning to do it - I had one.

Lots of controlled airspace and ATC with poor English - probably much better now I expect.

 

Most useful tip I got beforehand - if you need to ditch during a water crossing "if it's not tied to you you don't have it" - my marine EPIRB was a whopper compared to today's models (it's a along way across the Med leg and not as warm as the Timor one)

 

Great! I bet you have some really interesting stories to relate, which I for one would love to hear.

Rgds Planey

It must be very, very expensive. A doctor at a medical centre wanted to charge me $90 for a 2 or 3 second burst of it to freeze a little something off the back of my hand.

I had to laugh, and then told him what it costs per litre. then went elsewhere and they did it for free. 

Trip on shoelace =aborted take-off. Don'ta worry.

Gotta get there somehow. Aviation fuels bloody expensive!

7 hours ago, facthunter said:

Do it quick and no one notices it and it has been known to rain Cats and Dogs. but when a cargo plane blew up over Japan, it rained Datsun Cogs.  Nev

Good on you Nev. Never miss a trick. 😁

Maybe if it dosen't involve too much work for you, i'd say give it a try if you think that's a prudent opportunity.

If it was then found to have detrimentally changed the total character of these forums that we have largely accepted for so many years, then consider changing back to original format.

Not everyone appreciates the fact that it has to be a financially viable proposition to even keep the site viable for us all to continue to enjoy, but they are hardly the ones paying fot it.

I posted this as a VERY early development and thought it would be interesting to get various peoples reaction to it.

I've always been a real lover of simplicty being the essence of reliability theory.

However, there is is normally more to things than what initially meets the eye,

Loving all your comments and reactions.

Rgds Planey,

If this is developed further, one can only wonder whether it could in the future have an application in RAA. 

At this stage it's only a single cylinder, but is simple in concept with so few parts.

As they say, simplicity is generally the essense of reliability.

Time will tell!

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"Smashed on my airstrip".

I immediately thought, don't ever forget 12hrs from bottle to the throttle even if camping under the wing? 

Love to see your posts Franco, with just so many you have given some flight experience never to be forgotten to.

Well done mate, you are a legend! 

CASA has responded that the Canberra Office which is always cold in winter which is only a few short months away, has expressed interest in the logs to prevent the usual brain freeze on their staff in the coming winter months, providing they have been well and truly seasoned and stored in accordance with LOGS4US under subsection 4US2C.🔥

On 20/12/2024 at 8:56 PM, red750 said:

AI nonsence

 

I'm OK to drive Peter, I just got a new set of bi-focals too from Specsavers. Maybe just a day or two to get used to them, In the meantime i'll just land on parallel runways 

2 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

It would seem that a compact/small linear actuator,  with proven reliability, does not exist. 

 

There are much larger/heavier units available but then there are questions of space to fit and weight to consider, along with changes to existing bracket, shape, size/location.

 

There have been not so subtle suggestions that I should avoid Chinese suppliers - FYI I have yet to find a single  supplier who does not have his LA's made in China.

 

I think I will fall back to a very simple system, that I have used on another aircraft to good effect - a winter & summer fixed flap. This will likely be a single flap with removable/replaceable air flow "chokes"  ie more "choke" for winter less/0 for summer opps.

 

Somewhere "down the track" a suitable LA may come on the market.😈

 

 

Hi Skippy, I have used many many  hundreds of linear actuators over the past 60+yrs I’ve been involved with automatic gates etc; Hydraulic used to be the be all and end all of systems, but not now for reliability. They all without exception have certain drawbacks. Not saying ALL Chinese stuff is crap, but so much on offer is and suppliers don’t keep spares spares for the long term. If you can find an alternative solution on the basis of simplicity being the essesnse is reliability i’d be going along that path. For the past 45yrs or so I’ve used Italian stuff for very good reason whether it be domestic doors or aircraft hanger doors. Simplicity for whatever reason is the go for me. Good luck mate with your decisions whatever they turn out to be. Might even catch up with you at The Oaks someday, that would be nice. Been a decade or 2. Rgds Planey.

Simplicity is the essence of reliability, generally.

Not sure who will investigate this one. ATSB, RAA or RSPCA